Dhruv Jatti, a Karnataka Congress spokesperson, unveiled NammaShale on a modest platform that lets parents, teachers and residents log problems in state schools across the state. The portal’s interface tracks toilets, drinking water, electricity, classrooms, furniture, boundary walls and safety—issues that routinely surface in complaints.
Since its launch, the portal has logged 607 complaints covering all 26 districts, a figure that dwarfs the handful of complaints that usually reach the education department. Jatti said the platform forwarded 120 of those reports to the education authorities and identified 50 schools that require urgent attention.
Under the proposed model, authorities are given 30 days to respond to each reported problem. If issues remain unresolved, NammaShale will seek additional funding and community support to get the work done.
One flagged school in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka suburb has a leaking roof that risks collapse, while a rural school in Shimoga lacks functional toilets, illustrating the range of deficits that the platform is designed to surface.
Jatti offered the platform’s dashboard to the state government, saying it could streamline accountability and speed up repairs. "Our technology can help the government close gaps quickly," he said.
The government is expected to review the forwarded reports in a meeting scheduled for next week, with a decision on resource allocation due by the end of the month.